2015
Directed by Doug Aitken
Documentary, Music Film
Station to Station is a unique documentary film that includes 62 films into one, with each short film lasting just 1 minute in length. Each of these 62 films was made on (or near) a train travelling across the whole of America. Many of the segments feature musicians and artists performing on (or near) the train. There are some very recognisable faces including Thurston Moore, Jackson Browne, Cat Power, Savages, Dan Deacon and more. If you are into your music you will probably find something to enjoy from some of these segments, but because they each run at a minute long, that enjoyment might not last. Considering it is a film about a train, there is actually not a lot to do with trains or travel in this film. Whilst the concept of Station to Station is admirable, I didn't really understand the point of it. Why did they need to get a bunch of bands performing on a train travelling across America for the purposes of a documentary? I'm not sure, other than that it's pretty cool. Imagine if more train journeys were punctuated with Thurston Moore jamming "Schizophrenia" on his guitar?! Station to Station is very well filmed, but with 62 films coming together it is a highly mixed bag that is never going to enthral its audience all of the time, and when it does, you end up wishing it was more than just for a minute long. For a film about a train travelling across the whole of America, Station to Station sure is directionless. 5/10.
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